Pain & Gain: From New Times Story to Michael Bay Film

Pain & Gain opens Friday and features this Michael Bay signature shot: Men cooly walking away from an explosion.
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Mark Wahlberg as Daniel Lugo.
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In real life: Daniel Lugo was the mastermind of the Sun Gym Gang. He'll die by lethal injection if the U.S. Supreme Court denies his final appeal.
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Anthony Mackie as Adrian Doorbal.
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In real life: Adrian Doorbal was a Caribbean Adonis when he was busted for murder. Today, he's a bald death-row inmate who likes to seek out online pen pals.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Paul Doyle, a fictional character written into the film, inspired by...
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...Jorge Delgado, who snitched on Lugo and Doorbal. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison but served only seven. He was released in 2002 and lives in Southwest Miami-Dade.
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Tony Shalhoub as Victor Kershaw.
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In real life, Shaloub's character was based on Marc Schiller, who lived through a month of torture at the hands of the Sun Gym Gang and a one-year prison stint for Medicare fraud to write his own book about the gang. Shaloub's character was also based on the actions of Frank Griga.
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Tased in the movie...
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...and the real-life Taser.
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Bar Paly as Sorina Luminita.
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Paly's character is based off the real-life Sabina Petrescu, then a 25-year-old dancer who'd modeled for Penthouse. In 1990 she'd scored runner-up in the Miss Romania contest and now longed for life as an actress in the West.
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In 1999, the Miami New Times published a three-part series called "Pain & Gain" by writer Pete Collins. The story revolved around a gang of local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. They later became known as Miami's Sun Gym gang and quickly developed a taste for blood and money.
On Friday, April 26, director Michael Bay premieres the story on the big screen, starring actors Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ed Harris.